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president obama has been visiting frequently, this is his second visit in the past several weeks. the campaign is also running some attack ads against mitt romney, bain aides, attacking romney's record at bain capital and they are also flooding this area with grass roots volunteers who are out trying to get people not only to donate to president obama's campaign but also garner more support. colorado is one of these key states president obama won by 9 noints points in 2008. he wants to hold on to it. why? because if he wines this state this year we won't have to win other states like ohio or florida. this is a state they would lick to hold on to in 2012 and they are working hard to do p t. but so is mitt romney. it is likely to be close right up until election day. >> right. kristin, we hear romney is closing the gap with obama. they were around the same last month, around the 40 million mark. that is a new push, isn't it, by democrats fund-raisers plans with bill clinton, sarah jessica pa pa parker. what else is the president's campaign doing to keep up in this race for money? >>
president obama has been visiting frequently, this is his second visit in the past several weeks. the campaign is also running some attack ads against mitt romney, bain aides, attacking romney's record at bain capital and they are also flooding this area with grass roots volunteers who are out trying to get people not only to donate to president obama's campaign but also garner more support. colorado is one of these key states president obama won by 9 noints points in 2008. he wants to hold on...
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this is the stadium where president obama will speak later in the week. first, he's doing a tour of battleground states. >> hello, colorado. >> reporter: president obama's road to charlotte stops in battleground, ohio and storm-ravaged louisiana today. sunday, in colorado, he slammed last week's gop convention in tampa. >> there were a lot of talk about hard truths and bold choices. but the interesting thing was, nobody ever bothered to tell us what they were. >> reporter: and while mitt romney went to church in new hampshire. >> good morning. >> reporter: he sent running mate, paul ryan, on the campaign trail, to respond to the president's claims that the republicans are running on empty. >> he's running on fear and frustration. we're offering a vision. >> reporter: this week, we get the democrats' vision. >> we didn't like what we heard at the rnc. >> he's helped me. >> reporter: not everyone here is cheering in support. hundreds demonstrated in the big bank capital. they want tougher regulations on banks and the environment. later, the president will t
this is the stadium where president obama will speak later in the week. first, he's doing a tour of battleground states. >> hello, colorado. >> reporter: president obama's road to charlotte stops in battleground, ohio and storm-ravaged louisiana today. sunday, in colorado, he slammed last week's gop convention in tampa. >> there were a lot of talk about hard truths and bold choices. but the interesting thing was, nobody ever bothered to tell us what they were. >>...
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who were in the country to provide advanced security ahead of president obama's arrival there for an economic summit over the weekend. in all, 11 secret service agents are being investigated for misconduct, including members of an elite sniper team, explosive efforts and two supervisors. up to 12 military personnel also under scrutiny, including an army green beret and marine dog hammers and members of the air force and navy. nbc news has learned the scandal first erupted after one of the prostitutes complained that she'd been underpaid. apparently she was where two agents a night, but they refused to double her asking price. wanting to split that cost instead. local police became involved and the issue was reported to the u.s. embassy. members of congress briefed on the investigation say none of the women involved were minors and there was no sensitive information inside the agent's hotel rooms when the women were there. white house press secretary jay carney says president obama remains confident in the leadership of secret service director mark sullivan who has ordered a separate
who were in the country to provide advanced security ahead of president obama's arrival there for an economic summit over the weekend. in all, 11 secret service agents are being investigated for misconduct, including members of an elite sniper team, explosive efforts and two supervisors. up to 12 military personnel also under scrutiny, including an army green beret and marine dog hammers and members of the air force and navy. nbc news has learned the scandal first erupted after one of the...
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obama to strip the work requirement out of welfare. that's not true. president obama did not strip the work requirement out of welfare. quite the contrary. but elaine ciao went on tv and said it was true and also that it's a terrible, terrible thing. here she is a couple weeks ago telling lou dobbs about how mitt romney will save the day with his jobs plan if he's elected. he's not just a fox news contributor now. i should also mention that she is a national chair of the mitt romney for president campaign. so when she appears on fox news to offer economic analysis, she's impolicely doing it as a fox news contributor and a member of the mitt romney campaign, which is probably convenient for the mitt romney campaign. walid ferries serves as a terrorism expert on fox. this was him talking about attacks on americans were caused by the obama administration. he's not just a middle east and terrorism analyst for fox news. he's also an advisor on foreign policy and national security to the mitt romney campaign. so when he appears on fox news,
obama to strip the work requirement out of welfare. that's not true. president obama did not strip the work requirement out of welfare. quite the contrary. but elaine ciao went on tv and said it was true and also that it's a terrible, terrible thing. here she is a couple weeks ago telling lou dobbs about how mitt romney will save the day with his jobs plan if he's elected. he's not just a fox news contributor now. i should also mention that she is a national chair of the mitt romney for...
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this is the stadium where president obama will speak later in the week. first, he's doing a tour of battleground states. >> hello, colorado. >> reporter: president obama's road to charlotte stops in battleground ohio and storm-ravaged, louisiana. sunday in colorado, he slammed the gop convention in tampa. >> there was a lot of talk about hard truths and bold choices. but the interesting thing was, nobody ever bothered to tell us what they were. >> reporter: while mitt romney went to church in new hampshire. >> good morning. >> reporter: he sent paul ryan on the campaign trail to respond to the president's claim that republicans are running on empty. >> we're offering a vision. >> reporter: this week, we get the democrats' vision. supporters are eager for their turn. >> we didn't like all we heard during the rnc. but we're motivated now. >> he's done a lot for me. so, i can help him, too. >> reporter: but not everyone is cheering in support. hundreds demonstrated this weekend in the south's big bank capital. they want tougher regulations on bank and the en
this is the stadium where president obama will speak later in the week. first, he's doing a tour of battleground states. >> hello, colorado. >> reporter: president obama's road to charlotte stops in battleground ohio and storm-ravaged, louisiana. sunday in colorado, he slammed the gop convention in tampa. >> there was a lot of talk about hard truths and bold choices. but the interesting thing was, nobody ever bothered to tell us what they were. >> reporter: while mitt...
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in florida, it's president obama went in to the debate last week up 1% in the state. he remains up 1%, 48% to 47%. and in ohio, the last week right before the debate, he was leading mitt romney by eight points. now it's six points, 51% to 45%. >> so we're seeing some of the shift after the debate, although it's not a significant shift in numbers. but how is the white house reacting to the new numbers coming out? >> i think they're pretty comforted by them. they see that mitt romney was able to make some marginal gains but nothing that substantially transformed the race. now, of course, they need a good debate performance from joe biden tonight, two more solid debate performances by president obama at the second and third debates. i think they can take a lot of comfort in that ohio figure. as well, the fact that they are still very competitive in florida and virginia. you look at all they're routes to the electoral votes and they feel they still have the same routes. >> we'll see how tonight goes and whether or not there is any shift after that. mark murray, thank you
in florida, it's president obama went in to the debate last week up 1% in the state. he remains up 1%, 48% to 47%. and in ohio, the last week right before the debate, he was leading mitt romney by eight points. now it's six points, 51% to 45%. >> so we're seeing some of the shift after the debate, although it's not a significant shift in numbers. but how is the white house reacting to the new numbers coming out? >> i think they're pretty comforted by them. they see that mitt romney...
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this week, both president obama and mitt romney unveiled dueling playbooks for the fall campaign. mitt romney wants to make his campaign a referendum on the president and the president a referendum on the entire republican party. romney name checked the president at every opportunity, mentioning obama or obama care 22 times. >> president obama. president obama. president obama. obama, obama, obama, obama, obama, obama. >> and romney raised questions about the president's character by suggesting he's hiding his real intentions for a second term in order to get reelected. >> he doesn't want to share his real plans before the election either with the public or with the press. his intent is on hiding. you and i are going to have to do the seeking. he wants to us reelect him so we can find out what he'll actually do. this is not the time for president obama's hide and seek campaign. >> romney can't afford for the election to be a referendum on the damaged republican brand and tried to recriticisms of the republican budget. >> the president railed against arguments yesterday no one is m
this week, both president obama and mitt romney unveiled dueling playbooks for the fall campaign. mitt romney wants to make his campaign a referendum on the president and the president a referendum on the entire republican party. romney name checked the president at every opportunity, mentioning obama or obama care 22 times. >> president obama. president obama. president obama. obama, obama, obama, obama, obama, obama. >> and romney raised questions about the president's character...
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we might be talking about a buffer zone in the next few weeks. >> sam? >> i'm curious as to the relative vacuum that's been created in iraq. how has that contributed to what's going on in syria, if at all? >> hardly. there is no -- in fact, the fear is that the reason why you asked me earlier why syrians are reluctant to give up on assad, they are terrified of the morning after. they are terrified they are going to have iraq after the u.s. invasion. so the iraq novel really resinates deeply in the imagination of syria your question is important because according to american reports, more and more militants now are migrating to syria. and in fact, we have reports by american intelligence services basically which say that now iraqys are fighting battles against the assad regime. this tells you how complicated the syrian situation and this tells you the potential for further escalation that if syria descends into all-out war, you're talking about another iraq on a much bloodier scale with tremendous implications to its neighborhoods, particularly lebanon. >
we might be talking about a buffer zone in the next few weeks. >> sam? >> i'm curious as to the relative vacuum that's been created in iraq. how has that contributed to what's going on in syria, if at all? >> hardly. there is no -- in fact, the fear is that the reason why you asked me earlier why syrians are reluctant to give up on assad, they are terrified of the morning after. they are terrified they are going to have iraq after the u.s. invasion. so the iraq novel really...
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it is part of the new military strategy that president obama announced last week. >>> as tensions soar, the obama administration has used a secret channel of communication to warn iran against closing the straight of harmuz. the u.s. message to tehran's supreme leader said they would cross a red line if they acted too close to the straight. iran recently staged military exercises after threatening to cut off the straight. in the meantime, iran agreed to allow a delegation of united nations nuclear inspectors later this movement but it's not clear if the inspectors will be permit to visit key nuclear sights. iran is denying they're trying to build a nuclear bomb. here's your first look at the other news going on around america today. a texas homeowner's scary brush with death was caught on video. when he con fronted a pair of would-be car thieves. the man scuffled with one suspect before suffering a knife wound and retreating into his home. they're hoping it will aid in capturing the suspects. >>> a free accident caused a major scare and damage inside one louisiana fast food restaurant.
it is part of the new military strategy that president obama announced last week. >>> as tensions soar, the obama administration has used a secret channel of communication to warn iran against closing the straight of harmuz. the u.s. message to tehran's supreme leader said they would cross a red line if they acted too close to the straight. iran recently staged military exercises after threatening to cut off the straight. in the meantime, iran agreed to allow a delegation of united...
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the bur poll that came out yesterday, two weeks ago had obama winning by 27 points, i think or 28. and then in the same poll had him winning by about 16. and brown has been outperforming romney here. scott brown is outperforming romney and needs to outperform him to win and the fewer ballots he has to split, obviously, the better news for him. >> right. >> and that's why it's a troubling trend at least for warren if it indeed becomes a trend. >> what's been so interesting with the prior debates unlike the first presidential debate, neither of the candidates are backing down. no one's looking down. they're going at it. elizabeth warren pushing scott brown as hard as she possibly can and even with scott brown going in on personal and seen as personal attacks regarding her heritage, as well. this one's been one for the ages and going at it. >> they really have. and scott brown has more recently shifted toward saying she's not who she says she is because of some lawsuits that she's worked on during her long legal career and she continues to hammer him saying he is not who he says as fa
the bur poll that came out yesterday, two weeks ago had obama winning by 27 points, i think or 28. and then in the same poll had him winning by about 16. and brown has been outperforming romney here. scott brown is outperforming romney and needs to outperform him to win and the fewer ballots he has to split, obviously, the better news for him. >> right. >> and that's why it's a troubling trend at least for warren if it indeed becomes a trend. >> what's been so interesting with...
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obama is still up despite all the volatility and all the movement of last week, obama is still up one to three points depending on the pole in ohio. if obama gets ohio he is basically on the one yard line and romney would have to win wisconsin or nevada and iowa. in wisconsin obama is over 50% up 2 poir.5 points. in iowa up three points and gallup's approval number for obama is 52%, which is extremely healthy. there are still extremely strong and healthy numbers for obama throughout to look at. >> steve, i want to direct your attention to a couple of other numbers. one as real clear politics points out, erin mcpike story, the early and absentee voting numbers are looking good for romney. republicans are surpassing democrats in half of those key states. republicans request for early and absentee ballots are up in colorado and florida and north carolina so i think maybe you could see some tightening over the next couple of weeks that the polls haven't been able to account for. what i want to ask you about are two indications that independents have changed their minds a little bit. in vi
obama is still up despite all the volatility and all the movement of last week, obama is still up one to three points depending on the pole in ohio. if obama gets ohio he is basically on the one yard line and romney would have to win wisconsin or nevada and iowa. in wisconsin obama is over 50% up 2 poir.5 points. in iowa up three points and gallup's approval number for obama is 52%, which is extremely healthy. there are still extremely strong and healthy numbers for obama throughout to look at....
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that's when i hear president obama saying in the coming weeks, this is the time when the nra is back on it heels. you really need to press now and not wait for them to regain the strangle hold over so many members that they had. >> now, i think that's a legitimate concern. today, majority leader harry reed talked about the conversation that has to happen about gun control. let me play you, senator reed, colin. >> no one can receive them. no policy can determine a madman from committing a senseless act of violence. but we need to accept the realty that we're not doing enough to protect our citizens. the coming days and weeks, we'll engage in a meaningful confers and thoughtful debate to change our culture. >> isn't that true that in the coming weeks that we need to use the coming hours, this window open now, kcolin, where america is seeing the most despicable, and, in my opinion, diabolical act we've seen on children? this many children at one time? that we need to use right now to move this agenda forward about gun reform, colin? >> absolutely. which is why we've seen an overwhelming
that's when i hear president obama saying in the coming weeks, this is the time when the nra is back on it heels. you really need to press now and not wait for them to regain the strangle hold over so many members that they had. >> now, i think that's a legitimate concern. today, majority leader harry reed talked about the conversation that has to happen about gun control. let me play you, senator reed, colin. >> no one can receive them. no policy can determine a madman from...
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made closer after last week's debate. meanwhile ohio's election chief has asked the supreme court to reinstate a new lieu that cuts off the final three days of early voting. an appeals court blocked the law pushed through by state republicans. as romney continues to campaign in ohio, president obama is back at the white house this morning. and nbc's tracie potts joins us with all the latest from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the president dealing with romney closing the gap in a number of these battleground states, continues to say that the $5 trillion tax cut romney's proposing would add to the deficit and romney insists it is absolutely not true. >> he said if he says it's not true, then it's not true. okay. >> reporter: in battleground ohio, president obama insists mitt romney's tax cut will add $5 trillion to the deficit. >> if it's true that it's not going to add to the deficit, that leaves only one option and that's asking middle class families to foot bill. >> reporter: the presiden
made closer after last week's debate. meanwhile ohio's election chief has asked the supreme court to reinstate a new lieu that cuts off the final three days of early voting. an appeals court blocked the law pushed through by state republicans. as romney continues to campaign in ohio, president obama is back at the white house this morning. and nbc's tracie potts joins us with all the latest from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the president dealing with...
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biden i thought actually figured out what obama didn't figure out a week before which is how to deal with the ryan/romney ticket on taxes, medicare and social security. the strategy, thus far has been to trap you in thickets of ambiguity. you can't say it is 5 trillion because we haven't told you how we will pay for it. what biden said over and over is these guys have a voucher plan. ryan supported privatization and who do you trust? he did a very good job. as he got in to details on the tax rate of when it began to get too weedy stepping out and saying just before you tune out, america, just think of the choice you are being offered here. these are not equal parties with equal histories and the fak that paul ryan says his plan, his medicare plan from 2012 is more modern than the plan from 2011, he's still the guy with the plan in 2011 that dissolved traditional fee for service medicare and replaced it entirely with private plans. >> my favorite 20th century rely about the voucher is him saying it is a piece of paper you get in the mailbox. i get vouchers for discounts at stores ever
biden i thought actually figured out what obama didn't figure out a week before which is how to deal with the ryan/romney ticket on taxes, medicare and social security. the strategy, thus far has been to trap you in thickets of ambiguity. you can't say it is 5 trillion because we haven't told you how we will pay for it. what biden said over and over is these guys have a voucher plan. ryan supported privatization and who do you trust? he did a very good job. as he got in to details on the tax...
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next week there are ten states and hundreds of delegates up for grabs. mitt romney is off now. he focused his attacks on president obama. >> four years ago we warned that the presidency was no place for on-the-job training. well, today we have the economy to prove t all right? . did he fix the economy? no. did he tackle the housing crisis? no. did he get america back to work? >> no. >> instead he put us on a path toward debt and deficits and decline "first look" id decli decline. it's time to get back on the path of american prosperity. he's not spending our money. or infringing on our rights, he's busy running for re-election. he believes that, did you hear this, he believes that he ranks among the top four presidents in america history. i find a different spot for him. he said, we can't wait to which i say, oh, yes we can. >> oh, no, you didn't "first look" despit his second place finish santorum remained optimistic framing his second place finish as better than expected. he made his case to the supporters after the results came in pinning himself as the only true conservativ
next week there are ten states and hundreds of delegates up for grabs. mitt romney is off now. he focused his attacks on president obama. >> four years ago we warned that the presidency was no place for on-the-job training. well, today we have the economy to prove t all right? . did he fix the economy? no. did he tackle the housing crisis? no. did he get america back to work? >> no. >> instead he put us on a path toward debt and deficits and decline "first look" id...
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this week the new york times published a huge story on how president obama is using those powers. it reports that president reviewes a top secret kill list in order to personally decide whom the military should target for drone attacks. some have strong precedence in history. like targeting a foreign enemy combatant in the battlefield. other calls are merckier like deciding who is an enemy off the battlefield or when the military can kill american citizens. here is an example from last september. obama allowed a killing with what he called an easy call at the times. but he wasn't on the battlefield, he was in yemen. could the president have invoked that same call for an american citizen on american soil or what about someone who had not cited with the enemy or the government did suspect working on terrorism? what about american children? are those easy calls? according to the times article, president obama said that chilling children presented a whole different phase in deliberations over the target list but that didn't stop drone attacks. in october the president ordered killing
this week the new york times published a huge story on how president obama is using those powers. it reports that president reviewes a top secret kill list in order to personally decide whom the military should target for drone attacks. some have strong precedence in history. like targeting a foreign enemy combatant in the battlefield. other calls are merckier like deciding who is an enemy off the battlefield or when the military can kill american citizens. here is an example from last...
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. >> a week after what most describe as a debating disaster, president obama's talking about why he lost round one. >> that debate, what happened? >> well, governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. >> one debate down. the vp showdown just hours away. a new poll today shows mitt romney makes gains in three key swing states. romney flips the script in virginia, now leading by one point. the fight for florida is a statistical dead heat. and romney has narrowed the gap this ohio, although the buckeye state, what every republican needs to win the white house, is still solidly in obama's corner. >> this is the conversation we were having before both conventions. so almost as everything has been erased. >> i think it accounts for the hemorrhaging that they let romney back in. >> joining me now is ed schultz host of the ed show. and let's start with this. congressman ryan as well as the chairman both trying to set the stag
. >> a week after what most describe as a debating disaster, president obama's talking about why he lost round one. >> that debate, what happened? >> well, governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. >> one debate down. the vp showdown just hours away. a new poll today shows mitt romney...
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what was going through your mind when watching president obama last week? >> listen, i think as his campaign has conceded it was a tough night for the president and governor romney did well. what i was thinking they're going to have to pivot. we're at a pivot point in this campaign. a lot of the republicans who probably would have wound up with romney anyways have made the polls closer and the vice presidential debate will be an important one. >> and what would your advice be to joe biden in terms of being tougher but not too tough? what is the mix that he has to get through? he's got a pretty rich amount of material to go through because if he wants to go after the ryan budget cuts and medicare plan, number one, not the revised, those could be pretty powerful weapons according to the mainstream, you know, conventional thinking. >> my advice would be number one, you have to put the romney/ryan record on display and go after it and put out the inconsistencies in it. number two, defend his record and the president's record over the last fou years. >> that's t
what was going through your mind when watching president obama last week? >> listen, i think as his campaign has conceded it was a tough night for the president and governor romney did well. what i was thinking they're going to have to pivot. we're at a pivot point in this campaign. a lot of the republicans who probably would have wound up with romney anyways have made the polls closer and the vice presidential debate will be an important one. >> and what would your advice be to joe...
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he grabbed most the headlines in fact from "business week" biden's combative/ryan debate gives obama a chance to reset. analysis from reuters, ryan was solid but feisty biden won the debate. and in "the wall street journal," peggy noonan hits democrats for confusing strength with aggression. those headlines respect talking points we're hearing on both sides. >> congressman ryan last night, best advice president biden. he added to the momentum coming out of the first debate. >> the vice president is passionate. in those times within he was interrupting or flashing a grin, he was calling out paul ryan for lying. and that was what happened last night. >> let me bring in rachel smolkin, white house editor for politico and keith boykin, democratic strategist, cnbc contributor. >> rachel, wipe that grin off your face. it is not allowed in politics, apparently. here we go. the day after. we like to move forward in the conversation. will what we witnessed last night from either performance have any impact maybe even by next week? >> probably not. the debate helped keep the narrative going. m
he grabbed most the headlines in fact from "business week" biden's combative/ryan debate gives obama a chance to reset. analysis from reuters, ryan was solid but feisty biden won the debate. and in "the wall street journal," peggy noonan hits democrats for confusing strength with aggression. those headlines respect talking points we're hearing on both sides. >> congressman ryan last night, best advice president biden. he added to the momentum coming out of the first...
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thus began darden restaurants in trying to dodge obama care. the schemes are kind of unpopular in america. this week the company to lower its earning estimate for next year in part because of the bad press they got for health reform shenanigans. people aren't going for dinner special. 2 for $25 olive garden dinners are not a good enough deal in post-recession america. today was the end of the line in health reform dodging. their test in using fewer employees, providing them with health insurance, it was a fail. according to the ap's reporting it received a flood of feedback from customers. both employee and customers. turns out everyone is happier when you have healthy full time workers who are not sneezing on your food. the story of the restaurants is a funny story. there is a reason that employers give them health insurance. it is because they need them to be happy and to be healthy and they need people to want to work there. one of the big policy arguments is that once it is fully implemented they will drop the coverage and pay the fine. but
thus began darden restaurants in trying to dodge obama care. the schemes are kind of unpopular in america. this week the company to lower its earning estimate for next year in part because of the bad press they got for health reform shenanigans. people aren't going for dinner special. 2 for $25 olive garden dinners are not a good enough deal in post-recession america. today was the end of the line in health reform dodging. their test in using fewer employees, providing them with health...
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finally i president obama gave his first response to the supreme court oral arguments over the health care law, saying it will be uphechld the only surprise is that he went public with the strategy that we reported last week that the white house was going to fall back on if the court ruled against them. >> ultimately, i'm confident that the supreme court will not take what would be an unpress depend -- unprecedented extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected congress. >> the president wand the court, hoe called a group of unelected people, about overturned the law. >> for years, what we have heard is the biggest problem on the bench was judicial activism or a lack of judicial restraint. well, there's a good example and i'm pretty confident that this -- this court will recognize that and not take that step. >> interesting decision there by the president to quote conservative rhetoric about the courts and puts conservatives in a little bit of a box on this one. they criticized the president too hard because if they have ever
finally i president obama gave his first response to the supreme court oral arguments over the health care law, saying it will be uphechld the only surprise is that he went public with the strategy that we reported last week that the white house was going to fall back on if the court ruled against them. >> ultimately, i'm confident that the supreme court will not take what would be an unpress depend -- unprecedented extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong...
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president obama kept it on the front page by calling the young woman. so they have some issues here. as we all know, elections are actually really decided by 12% of the population. and those 12% are swing voters and independents. they tend to be more moderate on social issues. they do not want to be mired in this debate on contraception. >> john, what does the party need to do to attract voters as opposed to repel them? >> they should stop talking about contraception. i agree with lois on that. one thing that's clear is rush limbaugh doesn't speak for the republican party. he certainly doesn't speak for mitt romney. but to appeal to women voters, what you need to do is talk in practical terms. republicans have to get off the ideology and talk about practicality. >> thanks to the panel this morning. i want to get to the important meeting that the president is having with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. let's listen in. >> it's rock solid. and as i have said to the prime minister in every single one of our meetings, the united states will always have i
president obama kept it on the front page by calling the young woman. so they have some issues here. as we all know, elections are actually really decided by 12% of the population. and those 12% are swing voters and independents. they tend to be more moderate on social issues. they do not want to be mired in this debate on contraception. >> john, what does the party need to do to attract voters as opposed to repel them? >> they should stop talking about contraception. i agree with...
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appearing on "gma" and launching a mid week media blitz calling president obama and democrats poor sports. >> it is sort of like someone that, you know, in the sandbox like lost the game and they are just going to kick sand in someone's face and say you liar. i mean, it is like -- they lost. and so now they just are going to say okay, the game, you know, between didn't like the game. >> okay. let's dive in to our wednesday political power panel. msnbc's contributor jimmy sxwms republican strategist hogan giddily. it is good to have you here. jimmy, i want to start with you. bill clinton was on fire in las vegas yesterday. making the case romney can't be believed in doing it only in a way the president can. take a look. >> the problem with this deal is that the deal was made by severe conservative mitt. that was how he described himself for two whole years. until three, four days before the debate they got together and said man, this ship is sinking faster than the titanic. just show up with a sunny face and say -- i didn't say all that stuff i said the last two years. come on. >> presiden
appearing on "gma" and launching a mid week media blitz calling president obama and democrats poor sports. >> it is sort of like someone that, you know, in the sandbox like lost the game and they are just going to kick sand in someone's face and say you liar. i mean, it is like -- they lost. and so now they just are going to say okay, the game, you know, between didn't like the game. >> okay. let's dive in to our wednesday political power panel. msnbc's contributor jimmy...
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mitt romney spent most of the week in ohio and president obama campaigned there on tuesday. before leaving for north carolina, he says mitt romney is getting in another debate prep with senator rob fortman. ted strickland. governor, it's a pleasure having you on here. >> it's great to be here. >> our new polls show romney gaining. president obama is leading. six point lead versus an eight point lead after the debate. you see the numbers, 51/45. >> yes, but i'll take it. 51, that's over 50%. if you get over 50%, you're going to win. so i'll take 51/45 any time. >> so you're predicting a win in ohio for president obama? >> ohio's going to be strong for the president. i think other battleground states are going to be strong as well. >> particularly in ohio, no other republican candidate has won the white house without the state. it was just last week where they were trying to come up with a strategy for winning the white house without ohio. they've hunkered down and added more staff. it seems to be an interesting argument at this point or what argument is governor romney going
mitt romney spent most of the week in ohio and president obama campaigned there on tuesday. before leaving for north carolina, he says mitt romney is getting in another debate prep with senator rob fortman. ted strickland. governor, it's a pleasure having you on here. >> it's great to be here. >> our new polls show romney gaining. president obama is leading. six point lead versus an eight point lead after the debate. you see the numbers, 51/45. >> yes, but i'll take it. 51,...
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we've seen in the past few week, it can dwane gain traction. >> don't move. coming up, congressman joe walsh and a ry didiculous suggestion opponent is talking about her service to america. his opponent, who lost both legs in iraq, by the way, joins us live. stay with us. ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. fight both fast with new tums freshers! concentrated relief that goes to work in seconds and freshens breath. new tums freshers. ♪ tum...tum...tum...tum... tums! ♪ [ male announcer ] fast relief, fresh breath, all in a pocket sized pack. >>> we agree with shakespeare that a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet, but there's less consensus when it comes to attacks, sorry, i meant to say penalty. >> the governor believes what we put in place in massachusetts was the penalty. >> it's a tax. >> isn't the romney mandate
we've seen in the past few week, it can dwane gain traction. >> don't move. coming up, congressman joe walsh and a ry didiculous suggestion opponent is talking about her service to america. his opponent, who lost both legs in iraq, by the way, joins us live. stay with us. ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female...
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certainly to make up for president obama's performance last week. he's got to really tie paul ryan to the house republicans who are extremely unpopular, portray him for a leader as the house republicans and particularly in other areas and joe biden needs to engage people on a real guy level on a way that he can relate to people. he needs to be careful not to be deep in the weeds of policy. easy to get into that kind of debate with paul ryan. that's not going to win this debate for him. >> now, erin, mr. ryan has never been in a national debate but he's debated. let me show you a 2010 debate he had with congressman debbie wasserman schultz live on cnn. take a look at a debate style then. >> i put on a budget plan to get one person in congress, me. i didn't put out a budget plan for a majority of congress. i was trying to get this discussion about entitlements and debt crisis and in an adult level. i'd like to get to an adult level conversation and clearly that's not happening. >> to invest social security in wall street? if that had happened in the l
certainly to make up for president obama's performance last week. he's got to really tie paul ryan to the house republicans who are extremely unpopular, portray him for a leader as the house republicans and particularly in other areas and joe biden needs to engage people on a real guy level on a way that he can relate to people. he needs to be careful not to be deep in the weeds of policy. easy to get into that kind of debate with paul ryan. that's not going to win this debate for him. >>...
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the president led the creation of the national health insurance program, governor romney said this week again he would dump obama's health care plan and send the 40 million suddenly uninsured into the emergency room letting them sit there. the romney/ryan team has other plans in place of medicare which covers people who have retired, it would offer them vouchers. vouchers. imagine some 80-year-old to get on that bus somewhere and go try to find someone to sell them a health insurance policy. good luck, granny. that's not the whole of it. listen to romney when you're not supposed to be listen pentagon the best time to listen to him is when he doesn't think you're listening. saying they have simply failed to take personal responsibility for their lives. nice talk. listen to romney say out loud if you have a pre-existing medical condition and don't have insurance, well, that's your problem because that was your decision. that's how he talks. the same with the automobile industry. romney -- obama stuck his neck out to rescue it for all kinds of good reasons. his challenger said let it take
the president led the creation of the national health insurance program, governor romney said this week again he would dump obama's health care plan and send the 40 million suddenly uninsured into the emergency room letting them sit there. the romney/ryan team has other plans in place of medicare which covers people who have retired, it would offer them vouchers. vouchers. imagine some 80-year-old to get on that bus somewhere and go try to find someone to sell them a health insurance policy....
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build his momentum from last week's debate, and president obama focusing on the american people who carried him forward despite mistakes made in 2008. one new poll was released in just the past hour. that is the new gallup daily tracking poll. it shows president obama and mitt romney now tied 47%. romney erasing the 5-point lead the president had before the debates. right now president obama is about to make modern history. the president is in california where he'll unveil a national monument in horne of cesar chavez who led the farm worker monument. it's the first national monument since the 1700s to horne the latino. the latino vote is heavily skewed towards the president, but the issue is enthusiasm. we know this visit today in california with this national monument is a big one for the president. as for governor romney, he took direct aim at president obama's handling of foreign policy during his speech at the military institute in virginia. it's the tenth foreign policy speech of romney's campaign. >> when we look at the middle east today, with iran closer than ever to nuclear weapons
build his momentum from last week's debate, and president obama focusing on the american people who carried him forward despite mistakes made in 2008. one new poll was released in just the past hour. that is the new gallup daily tracking poll. it shows president obama and mitt romney now tied 47%. romney erasing the 5-point lead the president had before the debates. right now president obama is about to make modern history. the president is in california where he'll unveil a national monument...
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. >> that's president obama touting the middle class tax relief passed by congress last week. behind him, a few people that responded to the president's call to action to speak out on what an extra $40 in their paycheck would mean to them. kristen welker is live at the white house. what's the timing look like? when will the president sign this bill? what's the view right now in terms of the white house in terms of what the biggest win is? >> reporter: the white house is saying the president will sign the bill as soon as it gets to the white house. we expect it to get here by tend of the week. in terms of what the biggest victory is from the white house perspective, they would say this didn't come down to an 11th hour fight. the republicans didn't demand it be offset with budget cuts. you saw president obama try to build on that momentum today urging congress don't stop here. sgregsly, republicans had a bit of a reaction wanting to know why president obama didn't bring up some bills that are pending that have passed the house that would help small business owners. a bit of a ba
. >> that's president obama touting the middle class tax relief passed by congress last week. behind him, a few people that responded to the president's call to action to speak out on what an extra $40 in their paycheck would mean to them. kristen welker is live at the white house. what's the timing look like? when will the president sign this bill? what's the view right now in terms of the white house in terms of what the biggest win is? >> reporter: the white house is saying the...
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the obama administration reversed course on their health care rule on this. it was something that they may have overplayed their hand on a little bit. but now that rush limbaugh has made these comments, i think what's striking is presidential candidates don't quite seem to know how to respond to this. you had even the speaker of the house, john boehner, come out and call these comments inappropriate and then pivot and look at democrats who have raised about $1.6 million from these. you're not seeing the republican presidential candidates responding in as savvy a way to this, i think, quite frankly. that's a lost opportunity for them. >> are you at all surprised that the president reached out to sandra fluke? was that political? >> i think absolutely, again, it's framing this choice as are you on the side of women? and the president very personally associating himself with her side in this argument to personalize it, to put her face on it and when you put your face against rush limbaugh's face and his comments, i think felicia's absolutely right. that's a losi
the obama administration reversed course on their health care rule on this. it was something that they may have overplayed their hand on a little bit. but now that rush limbaugh has made these comments, i think what's striking is presidential candidates don't quite seem to know how to respond to this. you had even the speaker of the house, john boehner, come out and call these comments inappropriate and then pivot and look at democrats who have raised about $1.6 million from these. you're not...
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but anyway, a week to go before tax day, expect to hear president obama talk up the buffett rule and push for what he calls fairness in what we will all pay and expect republicans to warn watch your wallets. >>> plus, the crafty plan to change the way we elect a president without changing the constitution. can an agreement among a handful of states make sure the winner of the national popular vote always wins the white house? eight states have signed on so far, but it's hit a roadblock. >>> and remembering mike wall, what the iconic "60 minutes" pioneer, hard-charging reporter, fear some in tsome reviewer who television it is monday, april 9, 2012 this is the delay run down, i'm chuck todd. let's get right to my first reads of the morning. >>> tax day is a week from tomorrow. and that means, actually, a week from today that means for the next week, we will hear about almost nothing but taxes. president obama and democrats are kicking off their most coordinated effort yet to highlight not guilty inequality. the president travels to boca raton, florida tomorrow for a speech on the buff
but anyway, a week to go before tax day, expect to hear president obama talk up the buffett rule and push for what he calls fairness in what we will all pay and expect republicans to warn watch your wallets. >>> plus, the crafty plan to change the way we elect a president without changing the constitution. can an agreement among a handful of states make sure the winner of the national popular vote always wins the white house? eight states have signed on so far, but it's hit a...
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especially in recent weeks. there's renewed violence elsewhere in the region. yemen seeing an escalation ahead oaf the election to replace their current president, who has ruled more than three decades. and if that wasn't enough, republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham calling for the u.s. to consider arming syrian opposition forces. it wasn't long ago that we were talking about the same thing with libyan rebels. lots to talk about with the panel. imogen lloyd webber, tim carney. one, american energy independence. we have to get out of there. we have to get out of there now. that's not going to happen for a long time no matter what i say. the second factor, with the hypocrisy, who is paying who and this nonsense and depending on the country. it seems at some point we have to acknowledge that the united states is rationally creating an incentive for people to create nuclear weapons. the only way to get rid of the united states either as buying you off or going to kill you, you get that and you're free from daddy. which is a totally nutty incentive. >>
especially in recent weeks. there's renewed violence elsewhere in the region. yemen seeing an escalation ahead oaf the election to replace their current president, who has ruled more than three decades. and if that wasn't enough, republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham calling for the u.s. to consider arming syrian opposition forces. it wasn't long ago that we were talking about the same thing with libyan rebels. lots to talk about with the panel. imogen lloyd webber, tim carney....
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if it's obama, america wins. if it's romney, comedy wins. >> well, last night america won, comedy lost, you might say. bill maher the host of "real time" an amazing television show. with bill maher on hbo. bill, karl rove has offered some material. is he the baghdad bob of the 2012 election, the last guy to admit something's new and something bad is happening? >> it was a little hitler's bunker, wasn't it? i wanted to rush in with a cyanide capsule there. i thought he was going to say, i don't want to live in a world without national socialism. okay, mrs. gerbels. it gets to a bigger point, chris, that republicans have to start getting their information from a better source than fox news. i'm not kidding about this. i think this really screws them up. all year long we have had this segment on our program called dispatches from the bubble, we actually had a bubble made and put a republican in it. you know, with the rasmussen poll, they actually closed the last hole in the bubble. now they have their own polling. t
if it's obama, america wins. if it's romney, comedy wins. >> well, last night america won, comedy lost, you might say. bill maher the host of "real time" an amazing television show. with bill maher on hbo. bill, karl rove has offered some material. is he the baghdad bob of the 2012 election, the last guy to admit something's new and something bad is happening? >> it was a little hitler's bunker, wasn't it? i wanted to rush in with a cyanide capsule there. i thought he was...
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this has been an issue with the obama administration in recent weeks. romney said wednesday initially that he opposes that amendment but later said he misunderstood the question and that he supports it. this would involve catholic hospitals, schools, charities, requiring them to pay for birth control. now, the senate votes on that amendment today. it is likely not to pass. in fact, some republicans have said it's too broad. veronica? >> tracie potts in washington, thank you. >>> following the announcement by senator owe llympia snow of that she will not run this year, one lawmaker has decide to run. shelly pancree today rachel maddow last night that people are fed up with gridlock in washington and that's why she expects strong support in maine. >> we're not a hyper partisan state, we're a third republican, third democrat, third independent. we like shelly snow and we like chellie pingree. people are looking for people who will reach across the aisle and find common ground. we want to fix the problem not get stuck in ideology. that's what people want yo
this has been an issue with the obama administration in recent weeks. romney said wednesday initially that he opposes that amendment but later said he misunderstood the question and that he supports it. this would involve catholic hospitals, schools, charities, requiring them to pay for birth control. now, the senate votes on that amendment today. it is likely not to pass. in fact, some republicans have said it's too broad. veronica? >> tracie potts in washington, thank you. >>>...
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it is not surprising we're seeing president obama continue to fall back in the polls because he is not and simply not getting any message out and other than i have to relax where as you have president obama out there and talking about the economy and talking about jobs and you have vice president biden out there talking about manufacturing and this is a real problem for the romney campaign. again, the self inflicted wounds that they continue to make. >> indeed. steve, just as we draw the session to the a close, newt gingrich has been in the news. he slashed his team by a third and he has no money. how long will it be before someone like larry flint offers him ten grand to pose topless? not a bad idea. he needs the money. >> he is now rj whiching $50 if you want your picture taken. i guess at this point the question is how many people are even going to come to a newt gingrich event where we have the opportunity to do that. the interesting thing that's happened to newt gingrich in the last few weeks is we're saying when will he get out, take the hint? it is becoming an irrelevant questio
it is not surprising we're seeing president obama continue to fall back in the polls because he is not and simply not getting any message out and other than i have to relax where as you have president obama out there and talking about the economy and talking about jobs and you have vice president biden out there talking about manufacturing and this is a real problem for the romney campaign. again, the self inflicted wounds that they continue to make. >> indeed. steve, just as we draw the...
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team obama needs a strong performance from biden to make up for last week and change the subject, which the president is still being forced to explain. >> governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> not bad. >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. governor romney went to a lot of trouble to try to hide what his positions are because he knows that those ideas have been rejected. they won't work. and if he's making an honest presentation about what he's proposed, he will lose. >> of course, the president's poor performance means there may be more pressure on biden than ryan tonight. yet despite the pressure, anyone who watched biden during the 2008 democratic primary debates might consider him the favorite going into tonight. yes, he's prone to hyperbole, yes he hasn't had much practice with tv interviews in months, actually years for many of us, but biden is a strong debater. and he has the same thipg going for him that benefited dick cheney, gravitas. biden has pr
team obama needs a strong performance from biden to make up for last week and change the subject, which the president is still being forced to explain. >> governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> not bad. >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. governor romney went to a lot of trouble to try to hide what his positions are because he knows that those...
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. >> we have a flairup of obama deranged syndrome. this is something that happens on both sides and people go over the top. it's occurring now that these themes have surfaced before. what you see happening now is obama is doing much better in the polls. his would be republican opponents. his popularity is up. there's a lot of frustration. that's why all of this is coming back now. i think the third and fourth time we've been through the birther thing, it has a diminished impact. >> you have to wonder. did anybody see the election results in 2008? it didn't work then. what do they think? they are firing up the base. @ base going to vote for barack obama? i'm trying to figure out the rational for this. >> a lot of these attacks are coming from fringe elements of the conservative movement. republicans don't want to embrace them. that's why the obama campaign, for example, was playing the birther issue up joking about it on their facebook timeline, joking about it on twitter. and they used the opportunity to point out that mitt romney rea
. >> we have a flairup of obama deranged syndrome. this is something that happens on both sides and people go over the top. it's occurring now that these themes have surfaced before. what you see happening now is obama is doing much better in the polls. his would be republican opponents. his popularity is up. there's a lot of frustration. that's why all of this is coming back now. i think the third and fourth time we've been through the birther thing, it has a diminished impact. >>...
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a week ago which is good for barack obama. i don't know if this debate will move polls, it will probably stop a slide that was already slowing and all that will matter from here on on is the performance of obama and romney. i think the public will come away from this slightly more informed than they were before and it was a pretty entertaining debate to watch but it's not the kind of debate that will decide the election. vice presidential debates rarely do. >>. >> it could close the enthusiasm gap. >> but obama has to deliver on that. it can go away just as quickly. >> michael and joan, thank you both. stay with us. much more ahead. >> that's a tough format. it reminded me, i just told neil, of watching a musk objection run across the tundra with somebody underfoot and in this case when it came to style it was paul ryan underfoot because of the moderator allowing biden to do the interrupting, to kind of take control of the conversation. it came to style it was paul it came to style it was paul you can prevent gas with beano me
a week ago which is good for barack obama. i don't know if this debate will move polls, it will probably stop a slide that was already slowing and all that will matter from here on on is the performance of obama and romney. i think the public will come away from this slightly more informed than they were before and it was a pretty entertaining debate to watch but it's not the kind of debate that will decide the election. vice presidential debates rarely do. >>. >> it could close the...
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. >>> and here's a look at the schedules of both president obama and mitt romney. the president in colorado, romney, virginia. it's 55 days. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. if you have a history of heart or blood vessel problems, tell your doctor if
. >>> and here's a look at the schedules of both president obama and mitt romney. the president in colorado, romney, virginia. it's 55 days. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior,...
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. >> i would say now you're hearing exactly why from what i'm getting from the obama campaign is that they know that biden has to make the base happy tonight. this isn't about appealing to swing voters, that because of what happened last week, biden's job is to almost assuage, pump up the party, ryan's job is to knew ralize biden, if you will, come out of this at a draw at worst, or he doesn't have to play to the base, if you will, and that's what's going to be interesting tonight while in a weird way biden almost wants to force ryan to play to his base in order to create that sort of ideological spat that president obama avoided. >> yeah. >> the one that clearly exists. chris matthews, chuck todd, gentlemen, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> and, of course, chris and chuck will be part of our entire debate coverage this evening here on msnbc with "hardball" following us at 5:00 p.m. eastern. >>> next, paul ryan has never wavered when it comes to women's hale issues. he truly is a truly conservative and severely conservative. stay with us. >> isn't this a great campaign? ♪ everyth
. >> i would say now you're hearing exactly why from what i'm getting from the obama campaign is that they know that biden has to make the base happy tonight. this isn't about appealing to swing voters, that because of what happened last week, biden's job is to almost assuage, pump up the party, ryan's job is to knew ralize biden, if you will, come out of this at a draw at worst, or he doesn't have to play to the base, if you will, and that's what's going to be interesting tonight while...
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nch well, president obama's family is working overtime to redefine last week's debate trying to shift focus away from the president's poor performance. the effort has been going on for nearly a week, now former president bill clinton jumped into it tuesday mocking romney's debate strategy. >> but people are still frustrated about the economy, they want it fixed yesterday. so just show up with a sunny face and say i didn't say all that stuff the last two years. i don't have that tax plan i had for the last two years. you going to believe me or your lying eyes here, come on. >> former house speaker and illinois republican dennis hastert, who's a romney supporter. good morning. >> good morning. >> i want to ask about the comments that president clinton made moderate mitt do you believe that romney has tacked to the center over the last few weeks? >> i think he wants to be president of 100% of all of the people in the united states. he has to address concerns to more moderate people that he has that sensitivity. i think he proved that as governor of massachusetts. >> do you think he had w
nch well, president obama's family is working overtime to redefine last week's debate trying to shift focus away from the president's poor performance. the effort has been going on for nearly a week, now former president bill clinton jumped into it tuesday mocking romney's debate strategy. >> but people are still frustrated about the economy, they want it fixed yesterday. so just show up with a sunny face and say i didn't say all that stuff the last two years. i don't have that tax plan i...
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president obama and prime minister david cameron discussed this issue this week. >>> and the rising gas prices at the pump may have pushed the consumer price index which will be released today. >>> the number of americans claiming new unemployment benefits last week fell to a four-year low as the economy shows more signs of improvement. >>> boeing says next year it will move production from seattle to utah and italy. it will not result in any job losses at the seattle plant. >>> listen up. this is yummy. st. patrick's day right around the corner. burger king is celebrating with free french fries. even more appropriate, saturday and sunday you get the free value size order with green ketchup. appropriate, i'm just not sure how that would taste. >>> coming up, trade day in the nba. another huge nfl contract. and march madness marches on. last night virginia commonwealth pulls up an upcity set win over wichita state. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ female announcer ] with swiffer dusters, a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna read one of these. i'm gonna r
president obama and prime minister david cameron discussed this issue this week. >>> and the rising gas prices at the pump may have pushed the consumer price index which will be released today. >>> the number of americans claiming new unemployment benefits last week fell to a four-year low as the economy shows more signs of improvement. >>> boeing says next year it will move production from seattle to utah and italy. it will not result in any job losses at the seattle...
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. >> it's the biggest non-scandal of the week. sean hannity is trying his darndest to keep it alive. involves a 20-year-old video of a young barack obama hugging a professor. hannity, along with two right wing bloggers, believe it's more than just a hug. >> i think the one smoking gun here, the only smoking gun here, there are two smoking guns, actually. >> there might be three smoking guns. actually, there were zero smoking guns. >> that didn't stop hannity, he found a way to top himself last night. >> we continue on hannity with governor sarah palin. >> hannity brought a real source, palin up to speed on all the right wing buzz words. >> hung out 20 years with wright, acorn, community organizing, now we have another sort of bit of information. >> well fortunately palin's already a pro at smearing the president of the united states. >> people must be aware of his radical past, his radical association. he has chosen the most radical of the radicals. >> palin cooked up a new line of attack. this time suggesting that the nation's fi
. >> it's the biggest non-scandal of the week. sean hannity is trying his darndest to keep it alive. involves a 20-year-old video of a young barack obama hugging a professor. hannity, along with two right wing bloggers, believe it's more than just a hug. >> i think the one smoking gun here, the only smoking gun here, there are two smoking guns, actually. >> there might be three smoking guns. actually, there were zero smoking guns. >> that didn't stop hannity, he found a...
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it's the latest dose of reality for the obama camp in a race that is evolving with only weeks left until election day. joining me for our daily fix, chris cizilla, msnbc contributor and managing editor o of postpolitics.com and mark halperin for "time" and msnbc. joining us from chicago. chris cizilla, first of all to you, the new polls certainly have given a great burst of energy to mitt romney's campaign. >> no question. i would say and we said this when there was polling that had president obama up eight, nine, ten points nationally, let's see where it sorts out at the end of the week or beginning of next week. if you are mitt romney, this is -- the pew poll yesterday was huge news because a lot of what happens here at the end and we are 28 days away, is momentum based. for folks who haven't made their mind up yet you want to look like you're the guy with the momentum. coming off the debate and the pew poll you now can make the case that mitt romney is the guy who is kind of the energy and enthusiasm candidate. i think some polls will come out in places like ohio, virginia, north caro
it's the latest dose of reality for the obama camp in a race that is evolving with only weeks left until election day. joining me for our daily fix, chris cizilla, msnbc contributor and managing editor o of postpolitics.com and mark halperin for "time" and msnbc. joining us from chicago. chris cizilla, first of all to you, the new polls certainly have given a great burst of energy to mitt romney's campaign. >> no question. i would say and we said this when there was polling that...
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president obama has invited congressional leadership to meet with him at the white house next week in an effort to avoid the fiscal cliff. the looming crisis will see the expiration of the bush tax cuts and payroll tax holiday, while president obama's health care tax for the rich and $1.2 trillion in federal budget cuts go into effect. joining me now, democratic congressman from kentucky john yarmouth a member of the budget committee. welco welcome, sir. >> thanks, alex. >> let's talk about this fiscal cliff. are we heading over it? >> i think there's a reasonable possibility that on the tax side we could you know? >> when i listen to senator boehner and mitch mcconnell yesterday, and when they sound somewhat willing to compromise, if you look behind what they're saying, they're not willing to compromise in any way that touches wealthy americans. because if you eliminate breaks, you're eliminating both the income tax rate and the capital gains rate and the dividend rate and the estate tax rate, then all you're dealing with are things like home mortgage deductions, eitc, child tax cred
president obama has invited congressional leadership to meet with him at the white house next week in an effort to avoid the fiscal cliff. the looming crisis will see the expiration of the bush tax cuts and payroll tax holiday, while president obama's health care tax for the rich and $1.2 trillion in federal budget cuts go into effect. joining me now, democratic congressman from kentucky john yarmouth a member of the budget committee. welco welcome, sir. >> thanks, alex. >> let's...
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exactly four weeks from election day, mitt romney leads president obama fors the first time in some post-debate polls. romney's biggest
exactly four weeks from election day, mitt romney leads president obama fors the first time in some post-debate polls. romney's biggest